Tuesday, July 12, 2005

- Recharge Starbux card- Add minutes to my prepaid phone- Enter updated phone numbers into my address book and phone.- Prep the camera: clear the memory cards, charge the batteries, make sure I have all the cables.

Hrm. What am I forgetting...

JPennant: oh, I gotta get water for the flightmcclint: i can't believe how brainwashed the US population is that they need bottled water... and they pay 50x the amount it costs out of the tapJPennant: well, because I drank the jax 'aquifer' water for years.. I need to drink pure watermcclint: brainwashed JPennant: my kidneys can tolerate only so much minerals and metalsmcclint: a little lead never killed no one ;-)JPennant: well, I do go to the extreme and buy FijiWatermcclint: FUCK. $9/bottleJPennant: 2 bux, actuallyJPennant: Otherwise, I get Crystal Geysermcclint: oh that's right. it's $9 in hotelsJPennant: how crazy do you think I am :-)mcclint: crazy enough to pay for bottled water

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JPennant: Hm.. they have "refreshment" on the flightJPennant: uh-ohmcclint: is it a direct flight?JPennant: yupmcclint: what airline?JPennant: Deltamcclint: there will be sandwiches for sale on the flight for like 6 bucksmcclint: or closer to 8 bucksJPennant: Delta does?JPennant: ok, that means Im carrying dinnermcclint: actually.... we flew delta to San Diego and there was foodJPennant: how was itmcclint: not bad. i wouldnt call it a "meal" but it was a pretty good sammichmcclint: and it was enough to keep me going the rest of the flightJPennant: if they serve chips and a drink, Im bringing a big macmcclint: hahahamcclint: well pack some snacks like crackers and shitmcclint: i do that no matter where i fly toJPennant: I'll bring a muffin and some soymilkmcclint: oh boyJPennant: hehehmcclint: you have been in California waaaayyyyyy too longmcclint: a muffin and soymilkmcclint: tsk tsk tskJPennant: hahaha. I realized that when I typed it

At the corner of Golden Gate & Larkin, is the unassuming pastry shop of choice for San Francisco's City, State and Federal workers.

In a town where the common pastry borders on the sublime, this place produces the flakiest pastry. Surpisingly, the items arent overly sweet, but they are very rich, indicative of the high butter content.

The butter croissants make you involuntarily close your eyes at first taste. The danishes flake in different directions to reveal sublime softness underneath the crispy flakes.

But my favorite are these raisin snails, which is a simple delight of buttery, flaky douhg, but with the added sweetness of a bucketload of raisins.

JPennant: By the way, if you go to NY, you can get reasonable hotel rates on the Upper West SideJPennant: like 60 bux a nightmcclint: rat infestation included? ;-)JPennant: Rats? There are no rats in NY. O:-)JPennant: Ok, maybe mice. Leetle meeces.JPennant: Furry little bundles of joy.JPennant: Like tribbles.mcclint: heheheJPennant: NY tribbles.